Rail tie and fastener



May 25 1926;

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN G. SNYDER, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

BAIL TIE AND FASTENER.

Application filed September 4, 1925. Serial No. 54,463.

This invention relates to rail ties and fasteners and has for an objectto provide an improved construction wherein a strong effective m'etaltie is provided capable of use at any point along a railway andparticularly adapted to support the abutting ends of rails.

Another object of the invention is to provide a combined rail tie andfastener wherein a pair of fastening structures are provided with thetie body sufficiently large to receive abutting ends of the rails insuch a manner that the fastening structures may not only clamp the railsto the tie body but may act as means for trying the abutting ends ofrails together.

A further ob ect of the invent-ion is to provide a tie and fastenerwherein .a structure is provided which will not only act as a supportingtie structure but will act as a chair for supporting and holding inproper position abutting ends of rails.

In the accompanying drawings- Figure 1 is a top plan view of a tieembodying certain features of the invention together with one set offastening means and part of the two rails.

Figure 2 is an enlarged plan view of one end of the structure shown inFigure 1.

Figure 3 is a sectional view through Figure 2 on line 3-3.

Figured is a transverse sectional view through Figure 2 on line 41- 1.

Figure 5 is an inverted perspective view of one of the double clipsembodying certain features of the invention.

Figure 6 is a perspective view of one of the reinforcing platesembodying certain features of the invention.-

Figure 7 is a View similar to Figure 3 but showing a modified form .ofthe invention wherein insulation is used.

Figure 8 is a view similar to Figure 3 but showing a modified form ofthe invention wherein two independent clips are used on each side of therail instead of one as shown in Figures 1 and 2.

'Figure 9 is a view similar to "Figure 8 but showing a modified form ofthe invention wherein the supporting and reinforcplate is divided intotwo parts.

eferring to the accompanylng drawings b y numerals, 1 indicates a tiebody which is preferably substantially U-shaped in cross section asshown in Figure 3 and which is provided with parallel grooves 2 and 3extending preferably for the full length of the tie body. The tie bodyis preferably rolled and in the rolling is' formed with dependingportions 4 and 5 which present on the under surface reinforcing beadsand on the upper surface grooves, said grooves being overlapped byflanges or shoulders 6 and 7, said shoulders be spaced apartsufficiently to present the grooves 2 and 3. Adjacent each end of thetie body 1 there is provided a series of notches 8 for receiving clipsand also arranged at convenient places along the tie body are notches 9whereby comparatively large openings are provided which will permit theheads of bolts to be inserted into the grooves formed by members 4 and5. In Figure 1, only one set of clips is shown but it is, of course,understood that the structure at the left of Figure 1 is duplicated atthe right when the device is in use. It will, therefore, be understoodthat the description of the clips at the left of Figure 1 will equallyapply to clips positioned at the right. If desired, the respective clips10 and 11 could clamp the rails 12 and 13 directly to the tie body 1 butpreferably a reinforcing and supporting plate 14 is arranged beneath therails 12 and 13 and on top of the tie body 1. This plate is shown indetail in Figure 6 and preferably consists of a flat plate of a desiredthickness provided with a pair of openings 15 on each edge, saidopenings being in line with the slots 2 and 3 so that bolts in theseslots may fit into the openings 15 as well as 1nto the respectiveopenings 16 and 17 of the respective clips 10 and 11.

From Figures 4 and 5 it willbe noted with tie engaging members 18 and 19which are adapted to fit into certain of the notches 8 with a clampingshoulder 20 adapted to fit against part of the upper surface of theplate 1 and with a rail engaging shoulder 21 for clamping the rails 12and 13 in placer Each of the clips 10 and 11 is provided with a pair ofbolts 22 positioned so that their respective heads 23 will interlockwith the shoulders 6 and 7 whereby when the nuts of the bolts aretightened the shoulders 20 will clamp the plate 14 in positionindependent of the action of shoulder 21, which shoulder may tightlyengage the base of the rail but may be placed a slight distance.therefrom to accommodate the usual wave motion of the rail. Theconstructions just described may be used at any point along a railwaytrack to support the rails but preferably are only used at the pointswhere the rails abut whereby they not only act as tie and rail fastenersbut as chairs for supporting the abutting ends of rails. On dangerouscurves, the double arrangement of fastening means and extra .u'idth oftie is desirable as it presents an exceedingly strong support and alsoan exceedingly strong fastening structure. I

In Figure 7, a construction is shown similar to that shown in Figure 3except that an insulating plate 24 is provided beneath plate 14, saidinsulating plate being of the exact shape of plate 14. Also, insulatingmeans are provided around the bolts and clips, said insulating meansbeing of any desired kind.

Figure 8 shows a further modified form ofthe invention wherein there isprovided a separate clip 25 for each bolt 22, the clips 25 beingidentical with clip 10 shown in Figure 5 except that they are providedwith one opening and are single instead of double.

In Figure 9, substantially the same structure as shown in Figure 8 isshown except that the plate 14 has been divided into separate plates orsections 14 and 14".

What I claim is:

1. In a device of the character described, a tie body rolled from metalinto a substantially U-shaped structure with a pair of parallel groovesin the upper surface having integral shoulders overhanging each groovewith a slot therebetween, said shoulders being formed with clipreceiving notches.

2. A device of the character described, comprising a tie body formedsubstantially U-shaped in cross section, with a pair of de pendingportions or grooves arranged parallel and extending substantially fromone end to the other, and integral overhanging flanges overhanging saidgrooves, said flanges forming bolt receiving shoulders, each of saidflanges being provided with a plurality of notches for receiving clipslvgvhiareby a rail might be clamped on the tie 3. A metal tie andfastener, comprising a metal body substantially U-shaped in crosssection formed of a single piece of -metal and provided with parallelgrooves in the upper surface, said body having shoulders overhangingsaid grooves, each of said shoulders being formed with a clip receivingnotch, clips for clamping rails on the tie body, said clips extendinginto said notches, and bolts interlocking with said shoulders andco-acting with the cli s for clamping the clips firmly in place.

4. A rail tie and fastener, comprising a ll tie body having a pair ofparallel shoulders formed in its upper surface, said shoulders havingclip receiving openings, a plurality of clips formed with meansprojecting into said openings for clam ing rails to said tie body, andbolts positioned with their heads interlocking with said shoulders andextending through said clips for clamping the clips in operativeposition with parts thereof engaging the tie body in said openings.

5. A rail tie and fastener, comprising a tie body having a pair ofparallel grooves in the upper surface and integral shoulders overhangingeach groove with a slot therebetween, each of said shoulders having aplurality of notches therein, a pair of clips adapted to be positionednear each end of the tie body for clamping rails on the tie body, eachof said clips having depending portions adapted to fit into certainnotches in each of said shoulders, and bolts positioned with their headsinterlocking with said shoulders extending through said clips forclamping the clips in operative position.

6. A rail tie and fastener, comprising a tie body having a pair oflongitudinally positioned grooves in the upper surface, said ody beingalso provided with means presenting shoulders overhanging said grooves,each of said shoulders having a series of notches therein adjacent eachend of the tie body, a reinforcing plate adapted to be positioned neareach end of the tie body, each of said plates having an opening on eachedge in line with said slots, cli s coacting with each of said latesforme with means projecting into t e notches in the shoulders, meansengaging the upper surface of said plates, and means overlapping thebases of rails mounted on said plates, and a bolt for each of saidclips, said bolts being positioned with their heads interlocking withsaid shoulders, said bolts extending through the openings in said platesand through the chps for clamping the clips firmly in place.

7. A rall tie and fastener, comprising a tie body having parallelgrooves in the upper surface, said tie body being also formed withflanges overhanging the grooves for presenting shoulders, each of saidshoulders aving clip receiving notches, a reinforcing plate positionedon the upper surface of said tie body between certam of said notches,said plate having a notch on each edge for each of said grooves, clipscarried by the tie body formed with.means engaging the notches in eachshoulder, said clips being provided with openings in line with theopenings in said plate, and a bolt for each groove, said bolts havmtheir heads interlocking with said shoul ers, said bolts extendingthrough the openings in the clips and in the plate for firmly clampingthe clips and plate in position;

8. A rail tie and fastener, comprising a sheet metal tie bodysubstantially U-shaped in cross section formed with a plurality ofgrooves in the upper surface, said tie body being formed with integralmeans presenting overhanging shoulders for each groove, each of saidshoulders having clip receiving notches, a clip interlocking withcertain of said notches, and a bolt for each groove having its headinterlocking with certain of the shoulders, said bolts extending throughi said clip for clamping the same in position.

9. A rail tieand fastener, comprising a tie body formed with a pluralityof grooves in the upper surface, said tie body being also formed withshoulders overhanging the respective grooves, each' shoulder having aclip receiving notch, a reinforcing plate for said tie body, said platehaving openings on each edge, said openings on each edge being of thesame number as said grooves and equally spaced so as to be in linetherewith .when the plate is in operative position, a

pair of clips formed With depending members interlocking with saidshoulders in said clip receiving notches with a shoulder engaging theupper surface of said plate, and a shoulder overlapping the rail mountedon the plate, each of said clips having a boltreceiving opening in linewith the respective openings in said plate, and a bolt for each of saidopenings, said bolts having their respective heads interlocking with therespective shoulders in the tie body while the bolts extend through saidopenings for clamping the clips in operative position.

10. In a rail tie and fastener, a clip comprising a body formed withspaced depending lugs adapted to engage openings in the tie, a shoulderadapted to overlap a rail supporting plate, and a second shoulderadapted to overlap the base of a rail, said body being also formed witha plurality of bolt receiving openings.

JOHN G. SNYDER.

